PROFILES - DOCUMENTARY FILM SUBJECTS AND SERIES CREATORS
Cory A. Booker
Elected with a clear mandate for change, Mayor Booker mission for Newark is to set a national standard for urban transformation by marshaling its resources to achieve security, economic abundance and an environment that is nurturing and empowering for individuals and families.
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Garry McCarthy
In a law enforcement career that spans over 25 years, Garry McCarthy has established himself as an innovative crime strategist and outstanding leader. He has served as the Police Director of Newark, New Jersey since September 2006.
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Jayda
Jayda, the youngest of four, grew up in a tough neighborhood on Miramar Parkway. Her mother, Paule Jacques, was a single parent and registered nurse who raised five children: Jayda; her sister, Paule; two brothers, Jimmy and Gregory; and cousin, Masha.
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Deshaun “Jiwe” Morris
Dashaun Jiwe Morris has lived a life that most twice his age couldn't identify with. As told in Jiwe's best selling, award winning Memoir "War Of The Bloods In My Veins", a nine year old Jiwe's reality was bearing the hardship of being introduced to gang banging and conforming to a new environment in Phoenix, Arizona much different from that of "Brick City", NJ.
